Chapter 62: General Yang Requests Your Support

The Heyuan Army by the moat has already begun fighting the Daye Army.

Yet the arrows they shot were all blocked by the "Iron Pagoda" heavy cavalry in the front row; they couldn't hit anyone at all.

Instead, the enemy gave an order!

Countless Spears came flying over.

Screams erupted everywhere.

The garrison troops were all pinned to the ground by the sharp Spears, blood covering the earth.

Yang Wei's eyes were splitting with rage, and he roared sternly.

"Has the Daye Army gone mad? They are closest to Beijiang, so why aren't they attacking Xiao Moting, but instead came here to me?"

The adjutant rushed forward, his voice trembling.

"General Yang, Heyuan County only has 110,000 troops; we cannot hold it."

Yang Wei's scalp went numb.

"Quickly send an envoy out of the city to take word to the Daye Right Worthy King, saying I am a subordinate of the Second Prince Xiao Rui, and ask him to withdraw his troops."

That secret letter framing Xiao Moting was given to the Second Prince by the Right Worthy King.

He had eavesdropped on the Second Prince talking with his confidants and knew the Second Prince and the Right Worthy King had a private agreement.

Before long, the soldier returned to report.

"General Yang, the envoy sent was beheaded by Wanyan Yi, who said the Right Worthy King has never heard of any damn Second Prince."

"Damn it!" Yang Wei slapped the table in anger. "These Daye people are just a pack of wolves; once the deed is done, they turn their backs and refuse to acknowledge anyone!"

"General Yang, this is bad!" The Military Doctor rushed in flustered. "A plague has broken out in the camp, and thousands of soldiers have already fallen ill! Some of the commoners in Heyuan County have also been infected."

"How could this happen?" Yang Wei was stunned, cold sweat layering his forehead.

Why would it be a plague?

And it had to break out at this very time.

Besides, didn't he send all the sick soldiers to Xiao Moting?

Now the plague has broken out, and there is still the Daye Army outside the city!

What is to be done?

"General Yang, there are over a hundred thousand commoners in Heyuan County; if the Daye Army breaks in, they will surely slaughter the city." The Military Doctor knelt on the ground. "Let us prepare for battle before the Daye Army crosses the river."

The moat had frozen over, and the Daye "Iron Pagoda" cavalry, covered in heavy armor, could not cross the river because they were too heavy.

Even a pontoon bridge would be crushed by the Iron Pagoda.

Therefore, the Daye Army is currently just besieging the city, ordering craftsmen to chisel the ice and build a bridge; once the bridge is built, they will launch an assault on the city.

Yang Wei's face turned pale; he was stationed in Heyuan County, and his entire family of over thirty people was all here.

He felt as if his bones had been pulled out, suddenly slumping into his chair, muttering to himself.

"This is Heaven wanting to destroy me."

……

Beijiang.

Xiao Moting was standing by the training grounds, watching Zhang Zhao train the new recruits.

Over the past two days, the new recruits had learned basic stabbing and defensive formations, and could understand simple commands.

He nodded in satisfaction and turned to ask Xiao Dabao.

"How is the progress on the Heart Protector Armor, blades, spears, and arrows that the craftsmen were ordered to forge...?"

"The craftsmen are working day and night, and have already forged over five thousand pieces..."

Before Xiao Dabao could finish, he was interrupted.

"Report! Heyuan County is besieged by the Daye Army; General Yang requests that you send troops to support!"

"What?" Xiao Moting's eyes narrowed abruptly. "The ice hasn't melted yet, and the Daye Army has actually acted ahead of schedule? And they went to Heyuan?"

No wonder the eyes he sent to keep watch on the Daye Army hadn't sent back a single piece of news.

It turned out the Daye Army had actually deceived everyone, abandoning the attack on the adjacent Beijiang to instead launch a surprise attack on Heyuan County.

The scout reported.

"Daye found out that Yang Wei was unwilling to bring his troops to Beijiang, so they took the opportunity to split up and launch a sneak attack!"

"They believe the Northern Frontier Army is too strong and are wary of you, so they turned to attack the militarily weak Heyuan County first!"

"Daye's plan is to defeat them one by one and attack them separately."

Xiao Dabao said angrily.

"These Daye people are simply a pack of cunning jackals!"

Xiao Moting frowned deeply.

The equipment hasn't been finished yet, and the new recruits have only just begun training; if he sends troops to support Heyuan County, the preparations are far too insufficient.

But if he leaves it alone, with Yang Wei's ability, he cannot hold it at all and will be conquered in less than three days.

Wanyan Yi had long since declared that he would slaughter the city.

Heyuan County has over a hundred thousand commoners and 110,000 garrison troops; they would all die then.

"Immediately summon all generals to my tent to discuss matters."

The night grew deep.

In Xiao Moting's tent, several Flashlights were lit, illuminating the tent.

Seven or eight generals stood by the sand table.

Xiao Dabao said, "Why don't we do what we did last time, launch a night raid on Heyuan and slaughter Wanyan Yi."

"No." Xiao Moting pointed at the sand table. "The terrain outside Heyuan County is flat, making a night raid impossible. Moreover, the Daye Army has 300,000 men; a sneak attack is simply impossible."

Zhang Zhao frowned, "It would be one thing if the enemy just had superior numbers, but the most formidable part is their Iron Pagoda Heavy Armored Infantry. A single heavy armored cavalryman can hold off a thousand troops, and they have twelve thousand such formidable heavy armored cavalry."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked up at Xiao Moting.

"Prince, I heard that you defeated the Daye heavy armored troops last time? What method did you use?"

Xiao Moting shook his head, "That was just a trick; it won't work in this battle."

Motorcycles could indeed knock over heavy armored cavalry, but Bai Wei could not transport tens of thousands of motorcycles over at once.

Moreover, time was limited, and it was impossible for the Northern Frontier Army soldiers to learn to ride motorcycles proficiently in such a short time. This type of vehicle was too fast and had too much impact; a moment of carelessness would lead to a crash, causing the tragedy of destroyed vehicles and loss of life.

During this period, more than twenty soldiers had already been injured from falling off motorcycles.

Xiao Dabao slammed his fist onto the table, "Is the Daye Iron Pagoda cavalry truly invincible under heaven?"

"It is already too late to forge equipment," Xiao Moting said in a deep voice. "Time is too tight. Even if all the craftsmen worked day and night without stopping, they could only forge a little over three thousand sets of Heart Protector Armor, which simply cannot defend against twelve thousand Iron Pagoda cavalry."

The craftsmen's capabilities were limited, as they used manual labor to forge all weapons.

It took a blacksmith seven days just to forge a kitchen knife, let alone so many suits of armor.

Zhang Zhao sighed, "Even with Heart Protector Armor, it can only protect the chest, and there will still be casualties. If only a deity could descend to earth and forge hundreds of suits of armor overnight, then things would be easy."

Xiao Dabao's eyes lit up, "Prince, Shennü Daren sent so many iron basins last time; could she help us forge hundreds or thousands of suits of armor overnight?"

"Do not trouble Shennü Daren," Xiao Moting rebuked sharply.

Everyone else regarded Bai Wei as a deity, but only he knew that she was actually just an ordinary person living in another world.

Therefore, he only sought Bai Wei's help when absolutely necessary, precisely because he did not want to cause her any burden.

Xiao Moting's gaze fell upon a military manual on the table.

That was something Bai Wei had recently sent him.

He remembered that one of the military manuals recorded a famous general named Yue Fei, who led infantry to defeat enemy heavy armored cavalry many times.

"Everyone wait a moment; I will discuss a strategy with Shennü Daren."

"Understood."

Seven or eight generals immediately fell silent, holding their breath as they stood to the side to wait.

This was the first time Zhang Zhao had seen the Goddess manifest with his own eyes; he was filled with both awe and utter shock.

Previously, he had thought it was just a legend.

He had not expected that there was truly a deity within the Northern Frontier Army!

Moreover, he had heard Xiao Moting say that it was Shennü Daren who sent the miraculous medicine that saved his life.

Zhang Zhao stepped forward and cupped his fists in gratitude.

"Prince, please thank the Goddess on behalf of this subordinate; thank her for saving my life."